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K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresis it true k3 visa is gone now?

The K3 has to adjust status which cost $1010 + $131 visas application fee.
Have to go thru the cost and hassles of getting a I-693 also.
K3 normally has to do biometrics and have a AOS interview. Time off from work cost the petitioner. PLUS the hassles of submitting the paperwork and going for the interview. Tain’t fun.. Especially if denied or questioned. Ever done a Stokes interview?
That’s the second interview if they are in doubt of your relationship.
Also a possibility of being deported. Yeah doesn’t happen much but it happens.
K3 has to wait about 90 days after they file to get EAD or GC so they can get SSN and be able to work.
CR-1 can work as soon as they get the GC and SS card in the mail. Normally with 6 weeks.
Can’t do a LOT of things without SSN. Like work or get a drivers license in some states.
Some K visas don’t get GC for a LONG time.
If petitioner goes belly up before you get GC you stand a chance of being deported.
If the petitioner loses his/her job after the interview you don’t have to worry about getting a co sponsor to adjust status!
CR-1 cost about $470
Get their GC and SS card in the mail within 6 weeks of arrival.
No biometrics , dealing with civil surgeons, AOS interviews, going to SSA for SS card.
I’m sure I’ve missed a few things.
Bottomline is anyone that goes with the K3 the way things are now are masochist!
Yeah I did but at that time K3s were a LOT faster. That’s not the case anymore.

thanks for your reply.. i found out that iour k3 will be changed for 2 reason one is the k3 is gone and also we will be married 2 yrs in june, i told hubby in this and hes got a friend tlling him oh u cant get cr1 unless u been married 2 years and its gonna take soooooooo long at nvc ,, even tho we are att he edge of getting our noa2.. im trying to tell him that the wait aint painfully long and its not much different than the wait for k3,,but u know how that goes when the person whos telling this information dont even know anything about a cr1 and telling somoen they know it alll hehe,,,they even told him we had to start the petition over,,, my god u beieve that :blink:
aishahossamFemaleEgypt2010-02-17 15:36:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & Proceduresis it true k3 visa is gone now?
is it true that k3 is gone now and if so do i just go through nvc to do the cr1 process and what are the benifits, im almost there on my i130 being approved so now its just nvc right?
aishahossamFemaleEgypt2010-02-17 12:23:00
K-3 Spouse Visa Process & ProceduresWhy are people advising others that the K3 is obsolete?
[ het pushbrk, i want to add you give excellent advice and long ago you advised me on doing cr1 instead of k3 but i was so gun hoe about k3 heheh .. now nvc got both my petitions and it went cr1, at first i was like oh no be here forever ,, but my case is almost complete, been here less than 2 months, would have been much soonner out of nvc but i got rfes :P :P anyways me and my husband are now thanking god it went cr1 cause when he gets home, we dont have to do all thiis paperwork, he will enter as a resident, we can get social security number and he can work,and no big 1050 fee for ajusting status heheh//// doing k3 now doesnt get u ahead quicker ,and even when u get in the states what are you gonna do with a k3? justsit? thats about it, so pushbrk keep giving the great advice!!!!!!!!!!!! peace :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: quote name='pushbrk' date='30 April 2010 - 12:09 PM' timestamp='1272643798' post='3908048']
Now those are some concrete reasons. I'll even add one more, in that you would interview months sooner in Vancouver than Montreal. Yours is one of the exceptions that make the K3 an attractive choice. Another exception I've mentioned several times is when the foreign spouse has no other way to legally enter the USA even to meet family but is not yet ready to immigrate and/or be subject to maintaining permanent resident status.

For the average couple wanting to be reunited with in the USA permanently, there is potentially a few weeks advantage, none or a delay in timeline to be weighed against the cost and hassle associated with adjusting status and waiting for work authorization. It's hardly a justification to start hanging your hat on USCIS honoring a procedural request or risking your whole process by intentionally creating the need for an RFE.

The subject line of this thread is telling. The question is "Why....?" The answer has been clearly given. For those to whom the answer doesn't apply or who wish attempt to find a way around the new NVC procedure, let them do so well informed as to the possibilities and realities of the situation.

I'll say again that my wife and daughter came to the USA on K3/4 visas and that I strongly disagree with NVC's decision to change their procedures. At the same time, I have a comprehensive and holistic understanding of both the K3 and IR1/CR1 processes and have given my assessment with that in mind.
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aishahossamFemaleEgypt2010-05-06 22:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionits about the affidavit of support, help!
hello everyone, i have a question here, i lost my job cause of medical problems, im doing chemotherapy cause i have 4th stage breast cancer and imstill fighting lymphoma as well. my body has just gotten to weak and im on alot of medications but inshallah ill get better. anywaysssss ,, my co sponor is my best friend and her husband, thier income is 30 thousand a year rounded off and they own 150 thousand in property, her husband has held this job for about 5 yrs now so its good work for him, its only me my husband and my best friend and her husband,, is this enough to make it over the 125% above poverty line? and will the embassy frown cause im not working, hes comming here with about 40 thousand dollars from out property were selling in his country plus he has a bachelors degree in management informations systems.. please i neeed advice thanks
aishahossamFemaleEgypt2009-08-21 05:57:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionWow, Is this TRUE?
QUOTE (Der Bücherwurm @ Oct 26 2009, 02:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Didn't realize there were this many other Iranian filers. I'm really nervous about our interview coming up in December. I keep hearing the staff at the Ankara embassy are really strict and rude. Heck, some of the staff at the Istanbul consulate were kind of rude when I was getting paperwork there before we got married. dry.gif By the way, I'm doing DCF and you can see in my time-line below that I mailed the packet off in early October and our interview is scheduled for mid-December. I have no idea how long it will take after the interview before he gets his visa. Hopefully, not too long.

im not from iran and neither is my hubby but ill tell u about lawyers!its alllllllllll about the money!point blank! after i first came back to the usa ,, after my marriage, my mother hired an attourney, paid her 3500 up front, the rest was to come later, and this lawyer was so so so so lazzzzzzzzzzy!!!!!!!!! and my husband talk to her on the phone, she got an attitude got angry with him cause he said to her, "youve been paid 3500 and still havent send in the 130 and its been a month now ,,, a turtle could move faster" and she said" coiunt yourself lucky that usa is evennnnnnnnnn allowing egyptians the right to come here! he hung up on her... sje send us a letter dismissing being our lawyer and said it was a misconduct issue,, and that we forfooted, .... not sure how to spell... our refund of the deposit of the money,, soooooooooo noooooooooo lawyers for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aishahossamFemaleEgypt2009-10-26 23:53:00